Self Assessment of Arthritis

Self Assessment of Arthritis

Arthritis is one of the most common chronic diseases with inflammation in one or more joints. There are more than 100 types, of which osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and gouty arthritis are the most common arthritis. It is important to determine the type of arthritis as the first step of treatment due to the factors and symptoms being different.

According to statistics, the prevalence of osteoarthritis in Malaysia accounts for 10-20% of the elderly population, and adults over the age of 40, mostly women, generally suffer from osteoarthritis. Nowadays, arthritis is not limited to the elderly but develops in younger people including children due to factors such as bad living habits, eating habits, obesity, and other factors.

Early treatment of arthritis can prevent future deformity and disability, and will likely help reduce collateral damage, such as depression, osteoporosis, and atherosclerosis, which will cause economic and spiritual burdens to patients and families.

Arthritis self-assessment:

1. When you wake up, do you ever feel a stiff neck, restricted movement, or dizziness? — cervical spine

2. Do you feel heavy in your shoulders or sore in your arms when carrying heavy objects over 3 kg? - shoulder joint, elbow joint

3. Do you feel tingling in your arms when you reach out to touch the distance? - Elbow joint, wrist joint

4. When you bend over, do you feel stretching, or pain in the back? - lumbar spine

5. After squatting, is it difficult to stand up, the hips are sore, and the legs are weak? --hip joint

6. When going up and down the stairs, can you hear the friction of joints, or even feel shaking from side to side? - knee joint

7. When trotting or walking fast, do you feel a sudden tingling in your ankle? --ankle joint

Prevention way of arthritis:

•  Avoid strenuous and long-term exercise. Strenuous exercise or long-term walking cause the symptoms of knee arthritis will be aggravated. If there is a joint injury problem, stop exercising immediately and seek medical treatment in time without delay to avoid further deterioration of the condition.
•  Controlling the weight within the healthy range can reduce the load on the knee joint and prevent the disease from aggravating.
•  Do not stand for a long time, and do not squat for a long time. When carrying heavy objects, do it separately, and do not carry too much weight in one breath.
•  Reduce sports time on running and jumping, going up and down stairs and mountain climbing, and change to swimming or cycling.
•  A balanced and diversified diet is important to prevent the occurrence of some arthritis. For example, reducing the intake of purine-rich foods can effectively prevent gouty arthritis.
•  Drink a cup of Stolle ImmNuPlus every day. All-natural and healthy immune nutrition milk, rich in milk nutrition and patented active Immunonutrient (such as specific antibodies IgG and IgA, anti-inflammatory factors, anti-arteriosclerosis factors, and macrophage activating factors), can directly support the immune system, activate Immunity, achieve immune balance, relieve redness, swelling, pain, fever and other inflammatory symptoms.